IPL 2023, IPL new season is going to start next month from 31st March. In such a situation, all the teams are busy in their preparations. Batsmen have dominated this T20 league and only the best bowlers can survive in this tournament. There have also been many veteran bowlers in this tournament who could not show any lotus with the ball and proved to be very expensive. So come today we will talk about the most expensive bowling spell in IPL history.
| # | Bowler | Team | Runs | Overs | Wickets | Econ | Opposition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohit Sharma | GT | 73 | 04 | 0 | 18.20 | DC | |
| 2 | Basil Thampi | SRH | 70 | 04 | 0 | 17 | RCB | |
| 3 | Ishant Sharma | SRH | 66 | 04 | 0 | 16 | CSK | |
| 4 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | KXIP | 66 | 04 | 0 | 16 | SRH | |
| 5 | Kwena Maphaka | MI | 66 | 04 | 0 | 16 | SRH | 2024 |
| 6 | Umesh Yadav | DD | 65 | 04 | 0 | 16 | RCB | |
| 7 | Sandeep Sharma | KXIP | 65 | 04 | 01 | 16 | SRH | |
| 8 | Sidharth Kaul | SRH | 64 | 04 | 02 | 16 | MI | |
| 9 | Josh Hazlewood | RCB | 64 | 04 | 0 | 16 | KXIP | |
| 10 | Varun Aron | DD | 63 | 04 | 02 | 15 | CSK |
Basil Thampi holds the record for conceding the most runs in IPL. Thampi, playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad on 17 May 2018, scored 70 runs in 4 overs at an economy rate of 17.50 against Royal Challengers. Due to his poor performance, RCB scored 218 runs, then Hyderabad team could only manage 204 runs in reply.
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Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma has also become a victim of the batsmen. He is the second bowler to score the most runs in IPL. On 8 May 2013, playing for Hyderabad, he spent 66 runs in 4 overs against Chennai Super Kings. On the basis of his poor performance, Chennai scored 223 runs in 20 overs and in response, Hyderabad lost the match by 77 runs.
Mujeeb Ur Rehman of Bangladesh comes at number three in this matter. This bowler scored a lot of runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 29 April 2019 while playing for Kings XI Punjab. He had spent 66 runs while throwing 4 overs. In this match, Hyderabad scored 212 runs in 20 overs. In response, the Punjab team was piled up for just 167 runs.
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In this case, Umesh Yadav comes at number four. On 10 May 2013, playing for Delhi Capitals, he scored 65 runs in a 4-over spell at an economy rate of 16.25. In this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 183 runs in 20 overs. While Delhi Capitals lost the match by 4 runs.
Sandeep Sharma, who started his IPL career in 2013, has performed brilliantly so far, taking 95 wickets in 79 matches, although during this time he also holds the record for the most runs in a match. In IPL 2014, Sandeep Sharma scored 65 runs in his 4 overs at an average of 16.25 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, in this match, the Punjab team performed brilliantly and won the match by 6 wickets.
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